Table 2 Inhibitors affecting the disclosure of diabetes: thematic matrix of categories, subcategories, and concepts (n = 32)
Category | Subcategory | Concepts |
|---|---|---|
Perception of social environment | Community conventions | • Don't burden others with your disease. (n = 5)1 • Sickness is private, talking about it is taboo. (n = 8) |
|  | Social consequences | • People gossip. (n = 7) • Fear of bringing shame on self/family. (n = 8) • Career concerns. (n = 4) |
Perception of diabetes | Severity of condition | • My diabetes is not severe, so I can take care of my diabetes myself. (n = 4) |
|  | Non-acceptance | • I have difficulty accepting I have diabetes. (n = 3) |
Perception of diabetes management | Individual responsibility | • Taking care of one's diabetes is primarily an individual responsibility. (n = 4) |